Streetscape
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The condo retail we need
Last week, the mainstream media awoke to the fact that it’s not just knee-jerk NIMBY reactions driving Torontonians to fight new condo developments. It’s...
By Jake Schabas -
20 interesting public benches from my travels
Since I helped launch Spacing back in 2003, I’ve had the chance to travel to a lot of cities and examine the things that turn my urbanist crank...
By Matthew Blackett -
NOCD: Culture meets the street downtown
Editor’s note: This is the third post in a series that investigates the emerging concept of the Naturally Occurring Cultural District (NOCD). Posts...
By Claire Nelischer -
Should Toronto allow the entrance marquee to flourish?
Stroll through New York City’s Upper West Side and you will undoubtedly find yourself walking beneath a canvas entrance marquee. (Spacing senior editor...
By Claire Nelischer -
Event: This Space Available at Next Wave Film Festival
From May 10-12, young movie lovers will take over the TIFF Bell Lightbox for Next Wave, a film festival programmed for and partly curated by cinema lovers...
By Jacqueline Whyte Appleby -
Vancouver’s placement of info pillars more palatable
If Toronto needed some direction on how to deal with obstructive info pillars on sidewalks, the city needs only to look to Vancouver. While I personally...
By Matthew Blackett -
STREET SCENE: From The Streetcar Window
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
STREET SCENE: My Cart Runneth Over
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese -
Getting the infopillars under control
Ever since City Council absent-mindedly agreed to let Astral Media redesign their information pillars last summer, and then realized how obnoxious they...
By Dylan Reid -
Union Station revitalization ignores street food vendors
This is a cross-post from Carly Dunster Law. Ms. Dunster is a Spacing contributor who works with food entrepreneurs, food initiatives, and acts as an...
By Spacing -
NO MEAN CITY: A new Market Street
Cross-posted from No Mean City, Alex’s personal blog on architecture. Coming soon, an improvement to one of Toronto’s best public spaces...
By Alex Bozikovic -
STREET SCENE: The Royal
Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
By Jerry Waese